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Show AMERICAN MINING MAN LANGUISHES IN MEXICAN JAIL EL PSO Tex March 1 Leonard Worcester Jr an American m mng man has not been released from the pen tentiarj at Chihuahua City al though the Washington state depart ment has made representations in his behalf George C Carothers state de partment agent to the Villa govern ment who s in El Paso made a com plete report today of the inc dent to the Washington government Worcester was arrested se eral weeks ago in connection with the pirchase from a Mexican of a quant ty of ore for a bt Louis m ning company H s friends and company offlc als declared that efforts were made to secure bis release on bond This Is denied by the Mexican officials who say that Wor cester refnsed to accept bond release W le the charge on which Worces ter is held is not a criminal one, his case is not bai able according to Mex icon Hw since the allege! fraud was for a sum exceeding a certain amount over which the prisoner must be held until the case is tried e d mussed It has been customarv in Mexico however, to waive th s legal technical ity in the case of foreigners Genera) villa has been watch ng closely the de velopment of th case |